Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1645 Relay
On the ninth day of September, climb high and look far away.

Shao Shude led his grandson Shao Xiushou to climb Zhongnan Mountain.

The eldest grandson was born in May of the 14th year of Jianji, and was born by the princess Zhu.

In the 15th year of Jianji, the prince Liangdi Ye Lishi gave birth to a son.

In the first year of Tongguang, Liangyuan Pei gave birth to another daughter.

In the line of the prince, there are two sons and two daughters, which is actually not that many.Compared with his father who was sowing seeds everywhere, he was not a little bit worse.

Well, the crown prince made an inspection tour to Longquan Mansion, and commanded all kinds of troops to carry out the campaign, beating up all the clans of Shi Wei and fleeing north, and capturing tens of thousands of people.

Later, it was discovered that there were people from Bohai in Longquan Mansion colluding with Shi Wei, demoting thousands of households—this wave, it should be the last wave of Bohai people's heart, and the great cause of reversing Xia and Bohai basically went with the wind.

Erlang never had to worry about his military strategy.

Shao Shude once wanted to correct the prince's aggressive style of play, but now that he thinks about it, let's do what he likes.Anyway, after he became the emperor, it would be difficult for him to go to battle in person like his father. The national conditions, atmosphere, and prestige would not allow him, so he could only appoint generals to go to war, and just enjoy himself looking at the map in the rear.

"Ah Weng, slow down." The grandson yelled childishly, holding his hand by the hem of his clothes.

Shao Shude turned around, held his grandson in his arms, stepped on the green grass, walked to the edge of a cliff, looked at the traffic coming and going on the post road not far away, and asked, "How long is the carriage?" Comfortable?"

"Comfortable." The grandson turned his big black eyes, watching the cars coming and going, imitating the sound of "huhu".

Shao Shude smiled slightly when he saw it.

A five-year-old child is more playful and full of curiosity about everything.In the past year, he often took his grandson to play, cultivated his various hobbies, and observed what he was interested in.

The ancients said: "Those who teach, grow good and save those who lose." It means that education should carry forward the advantages of people, save defects, cultivate the mind, and improve the personality.

Does the environment have an impact on the mind of the child?Of course it will.

However, the overall environment of the Shaw family's court is relatively relaxed.Shao Shude is not the kind of person who follows the rules, his sons have all kinds of personalities.

The boss is a bit like him, but he is too prudent, unable to fight at critical moments.

Shao Shude himself had adventures such as attacking Yunzhou on a snowy night, and running thousands of miles to attack Bengge Congzhou.After Li Keyong died, he was not afraid of danger and went to the mourning hall to express his condolences. Da Lang was afraid that he would not be able to do so.

Erlang is too diligent and likes to show off his bravery. He has an appetite for warriors, but he is not a wise king in the eyes of civil servants.

Saburo is rather bookish.

Shiro is idle and lazy...

Da Lang and Er Lang were the ones Shao Shude really spent on educating.They're all good, but they all have their flaws.But then again, who has no shortcomings?Just use it to its advantage.

For Shao Xia's second generation, he had to use Erlang's bravery.

There are almost dozens of grandchildren and grandchildren now.Shao Shude doesn't have the energy to teach them one by one. Now he mainly observes the eldest grandson to lay the foundation for the continuity of his policy.

Yes, that's his main purpose.

It's not that he didn't pay attention to the so-called pure filial piety and courtesy that people paid attention to at the time, but he put it on the back burner.

Cultivate a moral model, but have no own opinions, soft ears, easily fooled by others, such an heir is a failure.

"Do you know what's on that carriage?" Shao Shude asked.

The grandson shook his head.

"That's your favorite cod."

"The cod is delicious!" said the grandson, his eyes widened instantly.

Shao Shude smiled again, stroking his grandson's little head.

There was a small wooden sword hanging around his waist, and there was a sharkskin scabbard made by Shao Shude himself on the outside of the sword.

This eldest grandson is now educated by him to yearn for the sea very much.

In fact, Shao Shude is also a little guilty. The eldest grandson has been growing up according to the path he planned, but the means are relatively gentle and hidden.

But the descendants of the Tian family don't have much freedom in the first place.For the future of this world, he can only be a tool man.

"Do you still want Ah Weng to tell stories today?"

"want."

"Then let's talk about the Nanyang side." Shao Shude smiled slightly and said, "That place is called the 'Land Below the Wind' by the big food merchants, and it is rich in spices such as pepper, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. ..."

The grandfather and grandson talked for a long time on the mountain.

Shao Shude's ability to tell stories is still very good. After all, he often draws big cakes to adults, and it's not easy to fool children.

When the eldest grandson Ari heard that a certain captain entered the Nanyang Islands and discovered the unique local spices, he concentrated his attention for fear of missing a word.

The legendary adventure at sea is amazing.

He had already heard Ah Weng talk about how the sailors fought against the wind and waves before, and when he heard the second half today, he immediately enjoyed it.

This is much more interesting than the stories of the Prairie Empire series that have been told before.

He already fully understood that this world is far more than Da Nei Palace, Chang'an Luoyang, and even more than twenty Dao Dao in Daxia.

There are many countries in the world, and hundreds of clans compete with each other, which is very interesting.If there is a chance in the future, he must let the man from the prairie show him riding skills, let the Persian orchid dance for him, and let the big food scholar translate books for him to see if there is anything interesting.

He also asked the Jurchens to raise pigs for him, because the steamed cakes were delicious.

He also asked the Koreans to fish for him, because cod was delicious.

He even wants to send people south, because the spices in Chenla are too fragrant...

"Already asleep." Shao Shude handed the eldest grandson Ari to the Queen's hands.

The queen took it lightly, looked at it for a while, and handed it back to the wet nurse.

"Husband has been making a fuss with Confucian scholars recently?"

"It's not really an uproar." Shao Shude said: "The Confucian scholars have been suppressed for more than 100 years, and their hearts are not very good. I can help them get some benefits from the martial arts. I am already grateful."

"But there are still people who won't be confused by this immediate benefit?"

"My lady has discerning eyes." Shao Shude said with a smile, "So what? I created this world with swords and guns. Warriors are facing me, and no one can overthrow the sky."

"My husband has a sense of propriety." The queen said, "In this way, the concubine can rest assured."

"I—" Shao Shude asked after thinking for a while, "Does Madam support the various reforms I have made?"

"There are some people who came to my side." The queen sighed and said: "But as my husband said, Wufu and them are not of the same heart, and there is nothing wrong with them. My husband has been wise all his life, resourceful and decisive, until today The world. The decision you made, I am a woman, so I don’t want to talk too much. It is enough to hope that the children and grandchildren can stay rich forever.”

Shao Shude was silent for a long time, and finally said: "There is no dynasty in the world that cannot be destroyed."

Having said that, he left.

The queen sighed faintly, and then thought that her husband has rarely made mistakes in his entire life, and perhaps he was right.

On the other hand, the new dynasty is thriving day by day, so it is purely unfounded to worry about so much.

Wu Fu has been in power for 150 years, who would have thought of this?Perhaps, in extraordinary times, we can only do extraordinary things, that's all.

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On September [-]th, Shao Shude received a message from the Western Regions that Li Shouxin's mission had arrived in Suiye.Ogurchak sent his eldest son Dunyu to escort him with a thousand riders.

All goes well, it's up to their luck - yes, this kind of thing takes a little bit of luck.

The other thing is about the commercial settlements in the Western Regions.

At present, more than a dozen companies have cultivated in Tingzhou, Qiuci, Gumo, and Shule, opened more than 4 hectares of fields, and harvested [-] dendrobium millet and more than [-] dendrobium miscellaneous grains a year, all of which were delivered to the government.

Because the Western Regions Trading Company went late, they only cultivated more than a hundred hectares this year, mainly at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain.

They recruited more than 900 able-bodied men from Henan and Hebei. They arrived in Gumo around the beginning of next year, and opened [-] hectares of new fields to plant wheat and beans.

Shao Shude readily agreed.

Shangtun is actually very miserable, even more miserable than the people who immigrated there.

They even just dug some ground nests and covered them with branches and reeds as shelters.

On weekdays, there are two points and one line, either working in the field or sleeping in the ground nest.Unkempt and ragged all day long, he looks like a beggar.

What supports them to continue working is actually super high wages.

Using money to drive people to work is not much different from forcing slaves to work.Because the former is more attentive, he can earn more money for every bucket of grain he collects, so he is more of a slave than a slave, and he doesn't have much resentment in his heart, and everything is voluntary.

It has to be said that the person who invented Shangtun really has the potential of a black-hearted capitalist.

During the Western Expedition of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, commercial villages blossomed everywhere.Was Qianlong unable to gather so many serfs, or was he kind-hearted?It's nothing more than the fact that the yield of Shangtun's fields is extremely high, higher than that of Bingtun and Mintun, which makes people speechless.

Beiting reported that the Miaogas people had entered the Altai Mountains, and they seemed to have plans.

After Shao Shude finished reading it, he only commented on the words "Tranquility and Tranquility".

Kobduo has already built a city, which he personally named "Linyuan", and has [-] troops stationed there.Relying on these people alone would definitely not be able to stop the Shrikes, and they needed Beiting's assistance.

But the other party has not shown much hostility. At present, it has only plundered the Khazar Uighurs and forced them to flee south to seek the asylum of Daxia.

We can only procrastinate for time.Every day it is delayed, the foundation of Beiting will become more solid. After a long delay, it will have the ability to sustain itself. At that time, it can advance or retreat, and there will be more room for maneuver.

Li Shengtian of Khotan came to report that he had selected two thousand elite soldiers.Shao Xianzhong of Zhongyun State, Shao Zhongchen of Haixi, and Shao Guozhen also gathered a thousand people, a total of [-] soldiers and horses, who could go up the mountain at any time to interfere in the local situation in Xiangxiong.

Shao Shude replied personally, telling him to stay calm.After a while, there will be envoys from the Wulu family coming to Chang'an via Khotan, and they must be fully guarded.

In this place in Tubo, he just casts the net casually, as many fish as he can catch, it depends on fate!

It would be great if Brother Tie and his heirs were really as powerful as Jidnimagun in history and could even control Leh, Gilgit and other places-after Tubo conquered these places, in order to stabilize the Ruled by China, there was a large-scale immigration. Even though it was under the rule of India and Pakistan in later generations, there are still a large number of yellow people in the local area.

The rest is about Yunnan.

The Ministry of Households sent people to set up money supervisors, exchanged silver from merchants, and minted silver dollars, with an annual output of more than [-] pieces.

Zooming in to the whole country, the money supervisor of the household department mints about 20 silver dollars every year.

Later generations of Shao Shude once saw an interesting thing: How much currency does an economy need?
In the 18th century, the British once proposed that it should be about one-sixth of the total wealth of society (including movable property, real estate, commodities, etc.).If the currency circulation speed is fast, the demand can be appropriately reduced; if the circulation speed is slow, more currency than one-sixth of the total wealth needs to be minted.

The economic size of Daxia is estimated to require 5000 to 200 million silver dollars. At the current speed of minting coins, it will take [-] years...

Pull it down!I am secretly happy to be able to collect some seigniorage, and forget the rest.

After reviewing a bunch of memorials, he asked someone to bring the emperor's grandson to tell him the story of "money travel".

After telling the story, I will go for a walk in the garden to see different kinds of horses.

Finally, we will have dinner together.

After eating, talk in Uyghur again to see if the emperor and grandson have remembered the foreign language vocabulary taught to him before.

His strength on this eldest grandson is actually quite a lot, even surpassing his sons.

Shao Shude wanted to see how much impact it would have on the country when the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren continued to relay.

(End of this chapter)